Fox Sports 1 Scores Best Ratings Week Since August Launch
Boosted by its two most-watched events ever, November became Fox Sports 1’s highest-rated calendar month since its August launch. Bolstering the month’s performance was the record-setting viewership...
View Article‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Review: Peter Jackson’s Second Verse Is...
If “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” was a single-serving tribute to the fans of the J.R.R. Tolkien book that inspired it, its follow up, “The Desolation of Smaug,” offers a nod to the uninitiated...
View ArticleR. Kelly Performs Song He Wrote for Nelson Mandela on ‘Arsenio’ (Video)
Arsenio Hall and R. Kelly opened Thursday’s “Arsenio Hall Show” by reminiscing about their firsthand memories of Nelson Mandela, and Kelly revealed that he once performed in the South African...
View ArticleThe Latest and Greatest Test of The Weinstein’s Oscar Magic (Video)
The Weinstein Company is re-releasing ‘The Butler’ this weekend, 4 months after it first hit theaters. Why? They need more buzz this awards season. The post The Latest and Greatest Test of The...
View Article‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Preview: The Brains of the Operation (Exclusive Video)
A&E Networks will debut the first part of its version of “Bonnie & Clyde” on Sunday at 9/8c across three of its networks: A&E, Lifetime and History. The two-part miniseries starring...
View ArticleWhy the Coen Brothers Wanted to Folk It Up on ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
A version of this story appeared in OscarWrap: Director/Best Picture/Screenplay/Animation. Ethan and Joel Coen are known for putting their characters through hell, and “Inside Llewyn Davis” is no...
View ArticleTheWrap Screening Series: Can Russia’s 3D Epic ‘Stalingrad’ Appeal to Oscar...
Attendees of the Wrap-hosted foreign-language awards contender screening series at the Landmark aren’t often asked to put on their 3D glasses before the subtitles commence. Neither have many (if any)...
View ArticleDarren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Set to Flood ‘Cli Fi’ Zone (Guest Blog)
It’s not sci-fi, it’s “cli fi.” Also known as climate fiction, it’s an emerging genre that film directors have been exploring recently. Now the genre is about to get red hot, post-Super Typhoon Haiyan...
View ArticleGrammy Awards: The Complete List of Nominees
The nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday night in an hour-long CBS special hosted by LL Cool J. Gracing the Nokia Theater stage with live, interspersed performances...
View ArticleHow Nelson Mandela’s Spirit Can Inspire Us All (Guest Blog)
Our future can be the best of times or the worst of times. We can learn from the South African experience and make major systemic changes that may appear near impossible, but are achievable and are...
View Article‘Sound of Music Live’ Is a Hit: 10 More Dream Musicals We Want to Hate-Watch...
“The Sound of Music Live” was a massive ratings hit for NBC on Thursday, but it drew very strong and mixed reaction from viewers and critics alike. While there is no official measurement (that TheWrap...
View ArticleTLC’s ‘My Crazy Obsession’: Meet the Man Who Celebrates Christmas Every Day...
You may think you love the holidays, but TLC’s “My Crazy Obsession” will show you what love really means. Saturday’s “Christmas Collection 2″ special rounds up some of the most intense...
View ArticleTheWrap Screening Series: ‘The Book Thief’ Star Geoffrey Rush Heaps Praise on...
During his 40-odd years as an actor, Geoffrey Rush has worked opposite a spectacular array of performers, from Johnny Depp to Colin Firth to Salma Hayek. But in discussing his acting challenges...
View Article#ICYMI: Pop Culture’s Craziest This Week- Ron Burgundy, Kardashian Christmas,...
The post #ICYMI: Pop Culture’s Craziest This Week- Ron Burgundy, Kardashian Christmas, ‘Sound of Music’ (Video) appeared first on TheWrap.
View ArticleEgyptian Documentary ‘The Square’ Wins Top IDA Award
“The Square,” Jehane Noujaim’s street-level documentary about the revolution in Egypt, has been named the best non-fiction film of 2013 by the International Documentary Association. The film, which was...
View Article‘Swerve’ Review: Jason Clarke Gives This Humdrum Noir Its Only Zing
Talk about a misleading title — “Swerve” offers little else besides the straight and narrow, following genre rules so closely that the film seems less scripted than listed, with each plot point checked...
View ArticleGrammy Awards Nominees: 10 Biggest Snubs and Surprises – From Bruno Mars to...
The nominees for the 56th annual Grammy Awards were revealed on Friday night, and in our attempt to make sense of it all, TheWrap brought in Damon Williams, Vice President of Programming & Content...
View Article‘Frozen’ May Chill ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ After Soft Friday Box Office
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” the top movie at the U.S. box office since it opened three weeks ago, was No. 1 Friday, but its crown might be slipping. Lionsgate’s Jennifer Lawrence sequel took in...
View Article‘Ellen’ Actress Kate Williamson Dead at 83
Actress Kate Williamson, whose extensive credits include a run on the Ellen DeGeneres comedy “Ellen,” died Friday night after a period of failing health. She was 83. Williamson’s death comes mere weeks...
View Article’12 Years a Slave’ Dominates Boston Online Critics Awards
“12 Years a Slave” has swept the Boston Online Film Critics Association awards, the BOFCA announced on Saturday. The awards were the first critics victory for Steve McQueen’s harrowing drama, which...
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